I have always believed that every aspect of culture should be appreciated in the form in which it was originally conceived. I tend to think that if a piece of art, for instincts, is altered in any way, it will lose much of its essence, for the way the author wanted us to view his work will be completely lost. In much simpler words, I just can't stand these new arising trends in which social groups get a hold of cultural expressions from different ethnic groups and transform it to something that they are more used to, as if they were intolerantly incapable of admiring expressions of culture totally unknown to their own. This is much more noticible, of course, in the North American entertainment industry.
The closest and more noticeable example of this, are the American-adapted versions of foreign movies. I have watched this films form Japan, France and Spain and I think they are fantastic (most of them). But the real richness of watching these films is that the viewer can get a piece, a small taste of what these cultures are like. Of course, with the adapted versions, this is completely lost. I wonder, and it really bothers me, why the American population just cannot accept anything that does not go with the guidelines of their cultural expressions. Songs, books and television series are some more examples of Americanization. This behavior is quite disturbing; it makes me wonder what the consequences for the American people will be. It is necessary to clarify that I’m not implying that every American should learn, for example, Spanish just to listen to a Spanish song. No, but there will be an important increase of cultural richness in the population if instead of converting these expressions into a form of culture which they can better understand, they simply try to analyze and comprehend the cultural context in which they were created.
The closest and more noticeable example of this, are the American-adapted versions of foreign movies. I have watched this films form Japan, France and Spain and I think they are fantastic (most of them). But the real richness of watching these films is that the viewer can get a piece, a small taste of what these cultures are like. Of course, with the adapted versions, this is completely lost. I wonder, and it really bothers me, why the American population just cannot accept anything that does not go with the guidelines of their cultural expressions. Songs, books and television series are some more examples of Americanization. This behavior is quite disturbing; it makes me wonder what the consequences for the American people will be. It is necessary to clarify that I’m not implying that every American should learn, for example, Spanish just to listen to a Spanish song. No, but there will be an important increase of cultural richness in the population if instead of converting these expressions into a form of culture which they can better understand, they simply try to analyze and comprehend the cultural context in which they were created.
